The first of a three-part series, this lesson will introduce you to South African research. The class will first discuss historical events that affected South African research, then talk about the major record types that can assist you in finding your South African ancestors. Finally, the lesson will discuss naming patterns and peculiarities to researching in South Africa.

This lesson will enable you to apply a simple, and repeatable process to discover information about your Brazil ancestors. You will also be introduced to useful web links and printable forms.
The next lesson in this series is Brazil Beginning Research Series Lesson 2: Civil Registration Records.

Did you know that FindMyPast and FamilySearch have been working together on major genealogical records collections in order to more quickly build significant databases including links to images of original records? Learn about these joint-projects and much more, to enhance your abilities to navigate and quickly find and prove ancestral connections in the British Isles, Ireland, USA and Australia.